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CAMP SMITH --New York Army National Guard Sgt. Luis F. Rodriguez Sgt. Talwinder Singh and Sgt. Lyndsey R. Fiore all assigned to the 1156th Engineer Company serve traditional Indian food during a Sikh cultural event hosted on Camp Smith Training Site New York Oct. 14 2023. The company held the event as part of their initiative to introduce different cultures to Soldiers at one drill weekend per quarter.
Nov 01, 2023
NEW WINDSOR-- New York Army National Guard 1st Sgt. Jose Aquino the new first sergeant of the 1569th Medium Truck Company stands with his family after a change of responsibility ceremony at Armed Forces Reserve Center New Windsor NY July 16 2022. The ceremony marked the change from outgoing 1st Sgt. John Wellington to incoming 1st Sgt. Jose Aquino.
Jul 20, 2022
LATHAM--Spc. Jason Colorado an engineer assigned to the 1156th Engineer Company headquartered at Camp Smith N.Y. flattens an area of ground in preparation for the foundation of a running track to be laid at New York National Guard headquarters Latham N.Y. Nov. 5 2019. The new track is being constructed with the purpose of giving personnel at the facility an option for running that will keep them away from local traffic.
Nov 14, 2019
Soldiers assigned to the 1156th Engineer Company headquartered at Camp Smith N.Y. excavate the foundation for a track to be built at New York National Guard headquarters Latham N.Y. Nov. 5 2019. The new track is being constructed with the purpose of giving personnel at the facility an option for running that will keep them away from local traffic.
Nov 08, 2019
HAlEIWA, Hawaii-- U.S. Army Pfc. William Weiglein a carpentry and masonry specialist assigned to the 1156th Engineer Company 204th Engineer Battalion New York Army National Guard uses a club hammer to move a board into place during an Innovative Readiness Training (IRT) mission at Camp Paumalu Haleiwa HI July 31 2019.Engineers from the Air Force Air National Guard and the Marine Corps have been working at the camp since May to help build a Science Technology Engineering and Math (STEM) activity center. The IRT is a joint service program that provides real-world training opportunities for the U.S. militarys Reserves and National Guard service members to prepare them for wartime missions while supporting the needs of Americas underserved communities.
Aug 12, 2019
CALLICOON--U.S. Army Sgt. Edwin Banchs a Soldier attached to the 1156th Engineer Co. New York Army National Guard and his family smile at the end of their discussion with vendors during a Yellow Ribbon reintegration event at the Villa Roma Resort in Callicoon NY Nov. 4 2017. The unit recently returned from a 9-month deployment to the Middle East.
Nov 06, 2017
FORT BLISS, TX-- Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 1156th Engineer Company land at Fort Bliss, Texas on August 21,2017 after finishing a nine month deployment to Kuwait. The company, which specializes in building and repairing structures, supported U.S. forces in the region.
Aug 23, 2017
CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT--Major General Anthony German the Adjutant General of New York meets with Soldiers of the 1156th Engineer Company during a visit to Camp Arifjan Kuwait on May 17 2017. Leaders of the New York National Guard visited New York Army National Guard Soldiers serving in Kuwait May 16-18 2017.
May 26, 2017
CAMP SMITH-- Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 1156th Engineer Company, participate in a deplolyment before leaving for their mobilization training on Oct. 15, 2016, at Camp Smith Training Site in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. The 1156th Engineers will conduct several weeks of mobilization training at Fort Hood, Texas before deploying later this year to the Middle East in support of U.S Army operations against ISIS.
Oct 17, 2016
CAMP NIANTIC, Connecticut--New York Army National Guard Spc. Qian Han a member of the 1156th Engineer Co. participatesin the Northeast Region Best Warrior Competition at Camp Niantic on Tuesday, May 3. Han was picked at best junior enlisted Soldier in the New York Army National Guard during the New York Best Warrior Competition in April.
May 06, 2016
KINGSTON-- Soldiers of the 1156th Engineer Company are served Christmas Dinner by one of the company's officers during the unit's annual holiday gathering at the Armory here. Soldiers and their family members enjoyed a traditional military holiday dinner, served by the leaders of the company.
Dec 07, 2015
PARK CITY, UTAH-- New York Army National Guard Sgt. Matthew Mortensen, a native of Huntingdon Station, N.Y. and a member of the 1156th Engineer Company prepares to head down the luge run during the 2013 World Cup Competition here on Dec. 10, 2013. Mortensen, who participates in the Army's World Class Athlete Program, will represent the United States in his sport during the 2014 Winter Games in Russia in February.
Jan 31, 2014
BEACON-- Soldiers of the 1156th Engineer Company put the finishing touches on the the restored Beacon Fire Tower on top of Beacon Mountain. The company constructed a reproduction ranger cabin next to the tower and put some finishing touches on the fire tower, which they restored in 2012 during annual training.
Jun 21, 2013
COHOES, N.Y. --New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 1156th Engineer Company stand behind their final project here, a replica engineer castle, as part of their final efforts in a community project here June 13 to restore a former Erie Canal lock into a public park. The Soldiers provided a week-long effort as part of their annual training each year since 2011 to remove debris from the abandoned lock, overgrown since 1911. The City of Cohoes partnered with the Guard engineers to remove the debris, install drainage and develop a walking path as part of the lock’s conversion to a public site. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Patricia Austin, New York Army National Guard. (RELEASED)
Jun 20, 2013
BEACON, NY -- Staff Sgt. Marco Padilla and Spc Osse Jean-Pierre, Soldiers assigned to the 1156th Engineer Company, New York Army National Guard, repair and replace railings on the Mount Beacon fire observation tower, September 7, 2012. The 1156th has stayed busy over the last year providing both military and community support ranging from aid to civilian authories during Tropical Storm Irene and Tropical Storm Lee to cleaning up the old Erie Canal.
Sep 07, 2012
ORISKANY-New York Army National Guard Sgt. John Grace, member of the 1156th Engineer Company Search and Extraction Team, places a roller in front of a two-ton block as it moves 75 feet past obstacles at the New York State Preparedness Training Center, May 14, 2012. The exercise helped train Soldiers to rescue civilians from collapsed buildings and is one component of Homeland Response Force validation training for supporting civil authorities in the event of a national disaster.
May 17, 2012
LAKE PLACID-- New York Army National Guard Sgt. Nick Cunningham, a member of the United States Bobsled Team and the 1156th Engineer Company, sets off on a run during competition here February, 17-19. Cunningham placed ninth in the two-man sled races out of 29 sleds and finished at the number 13 spot in the four-man sled race. Cunningham, a member of the Army National Guard for two years was on the last Winter Olympics Team and is expected to compete in the next Winter Olympics.
Mar 20, 2012
KINGSTON, N.Y.-- New York Army National Guard Capt. Dan Colomb, commander of the 1156th Engineer Company, displays the Greene County Proclamation presented by Legislative Chairman Wayne Speenburgh and members of the Greene County Legislature, at left, following a honors ceremony here at the Kingston Armory Jan. 7. About 120 Soldiers from the 1156th Engineers staged with other New York National Guard troops prior to the landfall of Hurricane Irene August 26, 2011 at Camp Smith and Kingston, N.Y. When flooding occurred in Windham and other communities, Soldiers were sent to aid civil authorities., Assigned to rescue trapped civilians in Windham, the Soldiers had to get out of their vehicles, lock arms, enter the sometimes waist-deep water, and use baby steps to find safe fording sites free of drop-offs or other hazards, Colomb said. U.S. Army photo by Spc. Brian Godette, 138th Public Affairs Detachment.
Jan 09, 2012
PRATTSVILLE, NY-- U.S. Representative Chris Gibson speaks with members of the New York Army National Guard on State Active Duty here in response to Hurricane Irene. Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo activated more than 2,500 members of the New York Army and Air National Guard to respond to the storm. Flooding from extensive rainfalls have caused damage in some upstate areas.
Aug 29, 2011
JOINT BASE MAGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. -- Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard’s 1156th Engineer Company fire the M240B machine gun during Annual Training here. Unit members also repaired buildings at the training location.
Aug 17, 2011
CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 1156th Vertical Construction Company replace the roof on a building here during annual training in June, 2011. The engineer company, based in Kingston, recently conducted individual training, weapons qualification and engineering task training during its two-week annual training. Photo by Spc. Robert Polanco, 1156th Vertical Construction Company.
Aug 12, 2011
NYS PREPAREDNESS TRAINING CENTER, Oriskany-- New York Army National Guard Soldiers Spc. Jessica Garrison (left), Spc. Tryone Desheers (middle) and Spc. Christian Provoncha (right), from the 1156th Engineer Company, lift a mock victim from a crashed bus during a defense support to civil authorities exercise conducted here April 2. The exercise involved almost 400 members of the New York Army and Air National Guard and 100 civilian first responders.
Apr 02, 2011
CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. -- Members of the New York Army National Guard’s 1156th Engineer Company, wearing red helmets, use a jackhammer to penetrate concrete debris as part of their search and extraction training. The troops practiced horizontal breaching techniques during training for the National Guard CBRNE (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear or High Explosive) Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP). Trainers for the exercise (in blue and yellow headgear) are from the current CERFP Search and Extraction Team, engineers from Company A, 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion. The Soldiers conducted both individual and team training here at Camp Smith June 21-26 to prepare for the validation of the entire CERFP element for operations, set to occur the following week on July 1. Photo by Lt. Col. Richard Goldenberg, NY Army National Guard.
Jun 25, 2010
FORT DRUM, N.Y. - Private Andrew C. McMillan (on ground) from Kingston, and Staff Sgt. Kenneth B. Marimow from Peekskill, react to an IED during convoy live fire training on July 16. Both soldiers are members of the 1156th Engineer Company, with the 204th Engineer Battalion. About 300 members of the battalion are training on battle tasks and engineer tasks at Fort Drum.
Jul 17, 2008
Pvt. First Class James Bach, an engineer with the 1156th Engineer Company, New York Army National Guard works to finish a picnic table for the children of St. Mary?s orphanage in the town of Tacarigua, Trinidad as part of Operation Beyond the Horizon 2008; a joint nation, joint service humanitarian mission composed of elements from the Army, Army National Guard and Reserve, Air Force Reserve, Navy Seabees and Marines April 28, 2008. The engineers are also building a school and a medical clinic for the children of the orphanage.
May 01, 2008